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#1453

You Can't Vote for the King but Every Vote Counts

We often think of Jesus as priest or as prophet. Today we focus on Jesus as King. We don't get to vote on the King, which is good, because we have a terrible track record when it comes to picking good leaders for ourselves. But we do get a vote…

SUN, 24 NOV 2024
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING (B)
#1452

When the Dependable Things Fail Us

Ancient people could count on the sun, moon, and stars. When everything else fails, we can still count on Jesus. His words are more dependable than heaven and earth. A constant reminder of Jesus' dependable love for us is the gift of our guardian angel.

SUN, 17 NOV 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 33RD SUNDAY (B)
#1451

How Mite You Be Generous?

Jesus is impressed not with the size of the donation; he is impressed with a generous heart. If you are generous with God, you will have some left over. Give God the chance to earn your trust.

SUN, 10 NOV 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 32ND SUNDAY (B)
#1450

Three Levels of Vocation

The love of God should transform every aspect of our lives. The second level is the call to incarnate God's love in a unique and permanent way. The third level is the ongoing discernment of loving God and neighbor in everyday life.

SUN, 3 NOV 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 31ST SUNDAY (B)
#1449

This Kind of Happiness Only Christians Can Experience

I think people are leaving the Catholic church because being Catholic made them less happy. But they were thinking of happiness in terms of self-indulgence. There are forms of happiness that don’t disappoint. These are rooted in self-control.

FRI, 1 NOV 2024
ALL SAINTS DAY
#1448

What Does He See When Jesus Opens His Eyes?

Jesus is leading home to the heavenly kingdom all who have heard his call and followed him. We gather at Sunday Mass to experience ongoing encounter with God's love and truth that brings us into wholeness and communion. Keep calling for Jesus!

SUN, 27 OCT 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 30TH SUNDAY (B)
#1447

How to Grab a Spot at the Top

Which better describes you — the three S’s or the three C’s? Consumers excel at comparing, competing, and complaining. Stewards are famous for their willingness to serve, suffer, and sacrifice.

SUN, 20 OCT 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 29TH SUNDAY (B)
#1446

Stewards of Creation and Human Life

What can our scripture readings teach us about stewardship? Marriage is a shared stewardship. The two become "one flesh", sharing everything with one another, and together exercise a stewardship of God's children. These are God’s greatest gifts.

SUN, 6 OCT 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 27TH SUNDAY (B)
#1445

Jesus Has a Message for Pimps

How would your life be different if you were able to live from your true identity as a child of God, temple of the Holy Spirit, and a part of the Body of Christ? Damascus Road Project loves trafficked women into their true identity.

SUN, 29 SEP 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 26TH SUNDAY (B)
#1444

Receiving One (More) Child

Life begins at conception and that every child is a gift from God. Many parents nowadays don't want God to give them many of these gifts. Then we turn around and pay doctors and scientists or surrogate moms so we can buy ourselves a “gift.”

SUN, 22 SEP 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 25TH SUNDAY (B)
#1443

To Know the True Religion, You Must Answer This Question

You don't have to look at every religion to find the true one, you just first have to answer this question: Is Jesus who he says he is? Jesus made a claim that no other founder of a major religion has ever made. And it means something for your life.

SUN, 15 SEP 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 24TH SUNDAY (B)
#1442

Hear, Listen, and Understand

When working with foreign priests, I have learned that a "Yes" does not mean he has understood. I also need to not only listen to him, but try and truly understand. Let us pray that we can not only hear God, but also listen and understand.

SUN, 8 SEP 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 23RD SUNDAY (B)
#1441

This Is the Reason Why God's Law Exists

Our external actions should show what is in our hearts. When there is a disconnect, the heart is the most important part. God wants to be with his people. Following his law leads to clean hands and hearts. From clean hearts flow clean actions.

SUN, 1 SEP 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 22ND SUNDAY (B)
#1440

The Surprise Best Part of My Summer Vacation

Why have people left the Catholic Church? Because they want to be happy! Being Catholic gets in the way of having the things I want to have and doing the things I want to do. And it ends up revealing to us our heart’s deepest desire.

MON, 26 AUG 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 14TH SUNDAY (B)
#1439

The Interpretive Key that Unlocks the Meaning of Everything

Catholics have started to lose a sense of God's presence in the Eucharist. But first we lost a sense of the sacramentality of the whole world. The Eucharist gives us sense of meaning and purpose and reminds us that we are not alone.

SUN, 11 AUG 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 19TH SUNDAY (B)
#1438

Jesus Offers to Satisfy Your Hunger

We, too, are well-fed slaves! We are always hungry for more. Only Jesus can satisfy the deep hungers in the human heart. This is why Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist. When I allow Jesus to be the master, I find that I am truly free. 

MON, 5 AUG 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 18TH SUNDAY (B)
#1437

You Don't Realize How Hungry You Are

I notice three lessons from the multiplication of the five loaves and the two fish. First, we are hungry. Second, Jesus sees you and knows the desires of your heart. Third, learn what to do with the little you have when it is not enough.

SUN, 28 JUL 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 17TH SUNDAY (B)
#1436

Bad Leadership is Not a New Problem

Bad leaders confuse and scatter. Good leadership leads to clarity, unity, and peace. We see Jesus leading through the National Eucharistic Congress. I have three suggestions for how to follow your Good Shepherd more closely.

SUN, 21 JUL 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 16TH SUNDAY (B)
#1435

Shake Off the Dust of Self-Reliance

Jesus sends out missionaries and he intentionally prevents them from relying on themselves. They are equipped with their true identity and also with the help of a fellow Christian. We, too, are always tempted to fall back on self-reliance. Repent!

SUN, 14 JUL 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 15TH SUNDAY (B)
#1434

God is Most Present in the Place We Try Really Hard to Avoid

The more we try to live a comfortable life, the more miserable we become. God needs to give us suffering, hardships, and thorns in the flesh to shake us out of our self-reliance. When we are too weak to rely on ourselves, then we are truly strong.

SUN, 7 JUL 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 14TH SUNDAY (B)
#1433

The Biggest Blessing from 17 Years of Priesthood

Disintegration, disharmony, dis-ease, destruction... this is spiritual death. It's not that Jesus hands out cures to this or that problem; Jesus himself is the cure. When we are in his company, we experience integration, harmony, freedom and peace.

SUN, 30 JUN 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 13TH SUNDAY (B)
#1432

Fathers Use These Two Tools to Change the World

Mine will be a life well lived if people say of me, "He was a good son of our Heavenly Father; he was a good father to God's children." Mark 4:26-34 shows us the two tools that fathers can use to change the world: their words and their good deeds.

SUN, 16 JUN 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 11TH SUNDAY (B)
#1431

Stop Playing the Blame and Shame Game

Why do humans wear clothes? The Bible says we felt ashamed, and quickly learned to point the finger of blame at everyone else. Jesus teaches us a better way to live.

SUN, 9 JUN 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 10TH SUNDAY (B)
#1430

Blood Brothers

Communion under both species is a fuller symbol of Jesus giving himself completely to us. When we enter into Communion with Jesus, the very life of God flows in our veins. Become what you receive!

SUN, 2 JUN 2024
CORPUS CHRISTI (B)
#1429

An Infinite Inheritance Awaits Us

The Trinity means that God is love. He is always pouring himself out in love. We can only truly fulfill our calling if we learn to live from within the love of the Trinity. We need to draw life from within the Trinity and pour it out for others.

SUN, 26 MAY 2024
TRINITY SUNDAY (B)
#1428

The Holy Spirit Responds to our Vocations Crisis

When we desire true love, community, peace, and guidance, we are really desiring the Holy Spirit. We can always draw more life from God, so our prayer each day should be, "Come, Holy Spirit!” Our "Yes" will inspire those around us to say, "Yes."

SUN, 19 MAY 2024
PENTECOST SUNDAY
#1427

The Ascension and the Gift of Motherhood

Jesus is now seated at the vantage point. He gives gifts to men. One of those gifts is the elevation of natural motherhood through the gift of the Holy Spirit. God is with us and he sees the big picture. Your little “yes” changes the world.

SUN, 12 MAY 2024
EASTER, ASCENSION (B)
#1426

We Love Mary Because She First Loved Us

Is devotion to Mary idolatry? Mary also walks with us on our journey of faith. Mary incarnated God's love into her daily life. With the gift of the Holy Spirit, we too can incarnate God's love in our life. Mary will help you learn to love like Jesus.

SUN, 5 MAY 2024
EASTER, 6TH SUNDAY (B)
#1425

Grafted and Pruned (First Communion Homily)

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We were grafted onto Jesus at our Baptism. We must remain in Him and draw life from Jesus.Prune your words, your actions, and your activities so you can bear good fruit.

SUN, 28 APR 2024
EASTER, 5TH SUNDAY (B)
#1424

The Good Shepherd Calls Turkeys Like Us

The Good Shepherd calls his sheep. The first call or "vocation" that every Christian receives is the call of Baptism. Some of the Baptized are called to be monks or nuns, others are called to married love, and others are called to Holy Orders.

SUN, 21 APR 2024
EASTER, 4TH SUNDAY (B)
#1423

Five Places Jesus Wants to Give You Peace

The Risen Jesus wants to give you His peace, a peace the world cannot give. Let’s look at five places he wants to give you peace. Then we consider three practical ways that we can all experience a little more peace.

SUN, 14 APR 2024
EASTER, 3RD SUNDAY (B)
#1422

The Wounds that Heal

At the resurrection of the dead on the last day, our wounds will all be healed. So why does the Risen Jesus still have wounds? The Healer who was wounded so that you could be made whole. Show him your wounds.

SUN, 7 APR 2024
EASTER, 2ND (DIVINE MERCY) SUNDAY
#1421

Easter Pancakes

We feel inadequate because we were never built to be spiritually independent. Deep down we still need our Daddy, and he's right here for us. Jesus shows us what our life could look like if we stopped pretending to be grown-ups.

SUN, 31 MAR 2024
EASTER SUNDAY
#1420

What Is Jesus Worth to You?

You are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for you. Jesus is willing to not only trade his life for yours, but to offer his life as a painful and bloody sacrifice. Do we find ourselves asking, "What's the minimum amount I need to fast?”

FRI, 29 MAR 2024
GOOD FRIDAY
#1419

You Should Wash Her Feet

Time is a spiral, moving back over the same ground again and again but in new ways. Jesus is a present reality, the one constant in our changing world. He's right here working through my hands and yours. Allow Jesus to wash your feet today.

THU, 28 MAR 2024
HOLY THURSDAY
#1418

The Passion Reveals Our True Colors

How many follow Jesus when Christianity is popular, but as soon as we see the cross coming, we run away into the night? Are you willing to lay down your life for the One who laid down his life for you?

SUN, 24 MAR 2024
PALM SUNDAY (B)
#1417

The Real Mission of a Catholic Priest

What if God is not calling me to win the culture war, save all the marriages and keep the churches open? I look at 3 or 4 things that I think God is actually calling us to. Then I show how these four things are also the mission that Jesus lived.

SUN, 17 MAR 2024
LENT, 5TH SUNDAY (B)
#1416

The One Commandment that Does Not Make Sense

Why would God command his people to take a day off, especially people who were living hand-to-mouth? God wants us to trust that he is a good Father and he will provide for his children. He wants his children to be rested and renewed and re-created.

SUN, 3 MAR 2024
LENT, 3RD SUNDAY (B)
#1415

The Most Disturbing Passage in the Bible?

There are people that live with radical trust in God. The rest of us have to wrestle with God. Some people think you mustn't get mad at God. Others drift away from God when it hurts. God would sacrifice even his Son to have you back again.

SUN, 25 FEB 2024
LENT, 2ND SUNDAY (B)
#1414

Out of Order

Humans are part of a sacred order. We also have a sacred order within us. Our physical side needs to be ordered by our spirit towards truth and goodness and beauty. If not disciplined, your body will become fat and lazy. Get back in order!

SUN, 18 FEB 2024
LENT, 1ST SUNDAY (B)
#1413

Be My vaLENTine

Anyone can say, "I love you." How do we know if someone really loves us? We know that Jesus is True Love because he sacrifices himself for us. If we truly love Jesus, than we will not just say, "I love you," but we also have to sacrifice for Him.

WED, 14 FEB 2024
ASH WEDNESDAY
#1412

Sin is Contagious - Lent Holds the Cure

The leper must remove himself from the community in order to save the community. The seven deadly sins not only hurt us, but they are also toxic to community. The three traditional "works" of Lent speed the healing of our souls.

SUN, 11 FEB 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 6TH SUNDAY (B)
#1411

Does Talking About Anxiety Make You Anxious?

The Bible recognizes that anxiety is part of everyday life. You need to let your anxiety talk to you. Then you need to move through that anxiety to a place of security. So where can we find lasting security? The answer is closer than you might think.

SUN, 28 JAN 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 4TH SUNDAY (B)
#1410

Five Ways We Can Hear God's Voice

It can be hard to hear God’s voice. Sometimes we don't want God to call and interrupt “my” life. Other times we wonder if God lost my number or forgot about me. We need to listen with our heart. Here are five ways that God commonly speaks to us.

SUN, 14 JAN 2024
ORDINARY TIME, 2ND SUNDAY (B)
#1409

Eucharistic Epiphany in Cowley, Alberta

The magi can see the light that the Jewish people to not see. They continue to believe in the value of the gift even when others do not value Him. Do we realize the gift we have in the Eucharist? Pray that we can each have a "Eucharistic Epiphany."

SUN, 7 JAN 2024
EPIPHANY
#1408

Entrusting Our New Year to the Mother of God

Today we celebrate a very controversial title of Mary. We could not possibly honor Mary any more than God honored Mary. Mary will help you fully receive all that God wants to give you in the New Year.

MON, 1 JAN 2024
MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD
#1407

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

When the parents are not rooted in God's faithful love, the family experiences fear and insecurity which leads to self-protection. Fortunately, the love of God surrounds them and the elderly pray and support them. This heals the core wound of fear.

SUN, 31 DEC 2023
HOLY FAMILY (B)
#1406

The Gift That Everyone Needs But No One Seems to Want

Sometimes we receive a gift and it's not what we were expecting. For many of us, the gift of the Christ Child at Christmas is not what we were hoping for. What we don't realize is that Jesus is the answer, not to our wants, but to our deepest needs.

MON, 25 DEC 2023
CHRISTMAS DAY
#1405

Watch for God's Healing Truth and Love

Fr. Michael's patience helped to heal my wound of abandonment. After I got healing, I was able to be patient with him, too. Jesus helps us to accept God's love for us at the very deepest level, so we can become sacraments of God's love to others.

SUN, 24 DEC 2023
ADVENT, 4TH SUNDAY (B)
#1404

Watch for God's Answer to the World's Problems

How does one day with family opening presents fix any of the world's problems? The first Christmas makes even less sense: one more mouth to feed, and a homeless family. Once you understand the fundamental problem, then Christmas makes perfect sense.

SUN, 17 DEC 2023
ADVENT, 3RD SUNDAY (B)
#1403

Watch Out for The Misunderstanding

Lies can damage relationships. Don't believe me? Ask the Hallmark Channel! We have become victims of an intentional disinformation campaign. The enemy lies to us about ourselves and about God. Let’s look at the lies that cause seven core wounds.

SUN, 10 DEC 2023
ADVENT, 2ND SUNDAY (B)
#1402

The Gift of Being a Giver

God is a giver. When he made us in his image and likeness, he made us to be givers, too. We all look for sneaky ways to take things that don't belong to us. Mary is always a giver and never a taker. She gives herself to God and look what He gives her!

FRI, 8 DEC 2023
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
#1401

Watch! And Remember What God Has Done

If we are busy doing the things we are supposed to be doing, we have nothing to worry about. But are we really doing what Jesus told us to do? How easily we forget that God is with us. Watch for Him and remember where you saw him.

SUN, 3 DEC 2023
ADVENT, 1ST SUNDAY (B)